Ridge and Furrow cultivation in Long Lawford Parish

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The remains of Medieval/Post Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation in the parish of Long Lawford. In some areas the ridge and furrow is visible on aerial photographs, whilst in others it remains as an earthwork.

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The site of a smallpox hospital that was built during the Imperial period. The hospital building no longer exists but it is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated on Lawford Heath Lane.

The site of a forge where wrought iron was made during the Imperial period. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1913. Most of the buildings have now been demolished but one outbuilding remains. The forge was situated on Chapel Street, Long Lawford.

Ridge and furrow cultivation dating to the Medieval period in Whitchurch Parish. In some areas the ridge and furrow is visible on aerial photographs and in others it survives as an earthwork. Now all appears to have been levelled

Linear features of unknown date, possibly forming an enclosure, are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are situated 100m south of Alcester Hospital. Nearby, a possible related feature was recorded in an archaeological evaluation suggesting that this cropmark might be part of a ridge and furrow field system.

Ridge and furrow cultivation in Idlicote Parish, dating from the Medieval period onwards. In some areas of the parish the ridge and furrow survives as an earthwork. In other areas it is visible on aerial photographs.